Gallup silversmith reflects on his past
ARTIST OVERCOMES ADDICTION TO FIND SUCCESS IN ART, BUSINESS

By Rick Abasta
For the Sun

L

ocated at 310 E. Mesa
Ave. is a squat, non-descr ipt wh it e br ick
building with the words
“PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT”
emblazoned upon the front
door.
The yard is very tidy and
you would never know that it’s
a business if it wasn’t for the
sign that reads, “The House
of Stamps & The House of
Lyndon.”
On March 2, Lyndon Tsosie,
49, won the best of class award
for jewelry and lapidary at the
60th Heard Museum Guild
Indian Fair and Market in
Phoenix.
Tsosie entered a silver and
turquoise concho belt titled,
“Nilchih Dine’é” (Air People)
for the competition, an intricate piece with each concho
stamped in a different shape
of various insects.
Originally from Tohatchi,
Tsosie has lived in Gallup for
the past 20 years, and said his
ideas for designs are derived
from oral history.
“A lot of it is from my family telling me stories and from
growing up in Tohatchi,” he
said. “I was playing in the
wash and [arroyos] as a kid.
We would go swimming in the
creek.”
Playing outdoors for hours
on end and returning home
at sundown was the norm,
because his parents worked.
“We’d flip rocks and look
for snakes and stuff,” Tsosie
said, discussing his childhood
and influences. “That’s where
the insects derived from and
the understanding of Nilchih
Dine’é and how the insects
came into this world.”
Play ing outside a nd

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Rocker Mark ‘Slaughter’
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GALLUP FUN!

Lyndon Tsosie of Gallup stands in front of his ribbons and honors at his home March 28. On March 2, Tsosie won yet another award at the
60th Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in Phoenix. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura
daydreaming was formative
in his development as a jeweler 40 years later. While the
Air People are considered holy
beings that have been with
Navajos since the beginning
of time, Tsosie said he is not a
religious person.
“I was raised Catholic, but I
do believe in the Holy People,”
he said, referring to the Navajo
gods.

PATH TO THE
CRAFT
In his early twenties, Tsosie
was wading through a life awash
in alcohol and drugs before
meeting a man that forever
changed his ways and showed
him the value of hard work.
“I partied until I was about
27 and then I met Teddy Draper
Jr.,” he said. “I apprenticed for
him and it was more like, life
apprenticeship. He taught me

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about life.”
Through this mentorship,
Tsosie learned silversmithing
and understood the purpose
of business and the realities
of having a corporation. There
was no room for drugs or
alcohol.
“This coming May is going
to be my twenty-second year
being sober, and my twenty-first year being a corporation,” he said. “The art plays a
pivotal role, but I’m not creating jewelry as much as I used
to.”
The acclaim and numerous awards he has won for his
artistry in metal came from
employing various forms –
inlay, first phase traditional,
fine jewelry, traditional jewelry,
contemporary – and utilizing
the finest supplies to create
beauty.
Throughout the various
pieces Tsosie has produced

in his career, there was one
constant: stamps marking
bold desig ns a nd Nava jo
craftsmanship.

These days, making jewelry has taken the backseat to
pursuing his new business and
networking with others to grow
the business.
Tsosie’s busi ness, The
House of Stamps, is a stamp
company. They sell stamps
to about 25 countries and the
business is internet-based, at
the moment.
“We will soon be moving
to 1618 South Second Street
and we will be open to the
public,” Tsosie said. “We’re
an internet-based company
right now.”
Tsosie is married to Valerie,
and the couple has six children:
Jasmine, Iyan, Talon, Azrael,
Hiro, and Gillés. He taught his
children the value of hard work
and rewards that come with
success.
You will know Tsosie is
at work if you see the white
Dodge Viper parked in front of
The House of Stamps.

LBUQUERQUE —
T he New Mex ico
Humanities Council
awarded 10 grants to
non-profits around the state,
totaling $55,000 in funding. The
organizations receiving the grant
awards will match them with
more than $184,969 in in-kind
contributions. These grants

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help promote and advance
discussions in their respective
topics, promoting community
conversations and civic dialogue
to take place at each public
program.
With the assistance of
the New Mexico Humanities
Council, these programs are
offered to the public free of
charge or at a minimal entrance
fee.

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The New Mexico Humanities
Council supports these nonprofit organizations to help
develop their public humanities programs for New Mexico
audiences and provides general
support to help accomplish their
core humanities missions.
The NMHC board of directors approved funding for the following projects in the February
2018 grant cycle:
• $6,000 to El Rito Public
Library for From Sapawe
to El Rito: A Community
Explores Its Rich Heritage, a
non-traditional scholarly conference that is free and open
to the public. Archaeologists
who have done research in the
region around El Rito present
their unpublished findings.
Panelists will lead interpretive tours to Casitas Viejas

and Sapawe. The conference
takes place the first weekend
in September at the El Rito
Campus of Northern New
Mexico College. For more
information, please contact
project director Dr. Susan
Boyle at susanboyle769@
gmail.com.
• $7,000 to The Language
Conservancy for The Keres
S umm e r In stitut e. In

On the Cover: Artist, jeweler
and silversmith Lyndon Tsosie
pictured in the home where
he also runs his business,
The House of Stamps. Photo
Credit: Knifewing Segura
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Slaughter rocks New Mexico once again
THE ‘80s ROCKERS PLAY ALBUQUERQUE ON SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

By Dee Velasco
For the Sun

S

laughter rocked
A lbuquerque w it h
fel low ‘8 0 s ba nd
Great White over St.
Patrick’s Day, with a Blarney
Ba sh per for ma nce at t he
S a nd i a R e s or t & Ca s i no
March 17.
A native of the Southwest,
t he A mer ic a n rock ba nd
bega n in La s Vega s under
the direction of lead vocalist

and rhythm guitarist Mark
Slaughter, and bassist Dana
S t r u m . T he pa i r for me d
Slaughter after leaving Vinnie
Vincent Inva sion in 1988.
Slaughter reached stardom
in 1990 with “Stick It to Ya,”
a debut record that brought
with it several hit singles,
i nclud i ng “Up A l l Nig ht ,”
“Spend My Life,” “Mad About
You,” and “Fly to the Angels.”
That first album reached
double platinum status in the
United States. 20 years later,

Mark Slaughter. The lead singer and founder of Slaughter visited Albuquerque once again
to play a show at the Sandia Resort & Casino in a performance for Blarney Bash March 17.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Mark Slaughter

the band remains a steady act
in national tours, including
Rock Never Stops.
The Sun was for tunate
to catch up with frontman
Ma rk Slaug hter, a nd f i nd
out the secrets of his band’s
longevity.
Sun: Hey Mark, thank you
so much for this, you guys
still totally kick.
Mark: Hey there, thanks
man it’s what we do, it’s what
we do and we enjoy what we
do, that’s the key point of it.
Sun: What’s been the key
to longevity of what you guys
been doing?
Mark: Well, we’ve been
doing it a long time and we
still love it, and certainly the
crowd here makes it even
more so. It was a great crowd
and New Mexico has always
been one of those places we
look forward to. People are
just awesome here, and as far
as every city, town, has a certain vibe you know, there’s
just a lot of love here and a
lot of cool people here.
Sun: You’ve been here
numerous times dude, you
should just make New Mexico
your home.
Mark: Yeah man, go build
me a home on the hill and call
it day (laughing).
Sun: Gotta ask the usual
question, how’s the tour been
so far?
Mark: It’s good man. it’s
good, we’ve been doing a lot
of flight dates, which means
we do shows on the weekends. Fly out to do shows and
f ly out home. That’s pretty
much it, take a little break

Lead guitarist Jeff “Blando” Bland, left, drummer Zoltan Chaney, lead vocalist Mark Slaughter, and bassist Dana Strum pose in a band photo for
Slaughter. The group rose to prominence after the release of their 1990 album “Stick It to Ya.” Photo Credit: Courtesy of Slaughter
GALLUP FUN!

Mark Slaughter poses for a photo after his show at the Sandia Resort & Casino in
Albuquerque March 17. Photo Credit: Dee Velasco
here and there, then we hit
the ground running again.
Sun: Thirty years rocking
and that’s got to say a lot,
as we were talking earlier...
other ‘80s bands just hit their
peak and then fade off, but
you said something totally
interesting and very true.
Mark: Those who do, do,
and those who don’t… You
know I get paid to travel and
I’m still in love with making
music. It’s the same thing
with my solo records, I love
to make music because I’m
in love with music. It’s not a
money grab, it’s something
you dreamed of doing and
we’re still living our dream,
every one of us. We dreamed
of it a s we were lea r ning
our instruments as kids, to
be able to go play. I said it
earlier with the guys, you
dream of this, you go and
rock out, have a nice dinner
afterwards, everyone breaks
bread, and you go get a couple hours of sleep a nd go
home. We’re all in different
cities too, we don’t rehearse
because we’ve done this for

so long, it’s what we do.
Sun: Now you mentioned
your solo records, lets talk
about t he latest a lbu m
“ H a l f w a y T h e r e ,” w h ic h
dropped last year in April
2017.
Mark: I can’t believe it’s
almost been a year, it’s crazy.
The record has done really
well. We’ve hit Top 20 on a
couple singles. You k now
radio is a lot different now,
yet we keep pumping away
and people seem to dig it.
Sun: How did you come
up with the title “Halfway

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Ready Player One bets on nostalgia, loses
By Glenn Kay
For the Sun

RATING: «« OUT
OF ««««
RUNNING TIME:
140 MINUTES

M

aybe I’m getting old.
Or perhaps I’m just
in a grouchy mood
this week. Ready
Player One is a fantasy film
and homage to the 1980s that
should have been tailor made
for me. It even comes from
director Steven Spielberg, the
man who made many of the
films that helped me foster a
love for cinema. Yet in this particular film, the overall effect is
a little flat. The movie certainly
has its share of entertaining
sequences, but it feels like an
obvious attempt to curry nostalgia at the expense of delivering a strong message about its
subject matter.
Set in a dystopian future,
the story follows teenager
Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan). His
normal life is certainly depressing, living with his aunt in a
community of stacked trailers
and taking refuge in a massive
virtual reality universe known
as the OASIS. Taking the online
persona of Percival, Wade sets
out to solve a mystery. Upon
his death, OASIS creator James
Halliday (Mark Rylance) set
up a series of clues and challenges leading to a trio of hidden keys. Whoever completes
the mission will be rewarded

Spielberg’s latest action feature lacks a sense of danger, despite the characters’ depressing circumstances. Photo Credit: Warner Bros.
beyond their wildest imagination. The hero teams with
online friends like Art3mis
(Olivia Cooke) to collect the
keys, but they find themselves
pursued by the IOI corporation
and its sinister head Sorrento
(Ben Mendelsohn), who wants
control of OASIS.
Early sections of the film
feature a lot of action and techno-babble within the OASIS as
the online avatars are introduced. Of course, many of the
background characters have
the appearance of pop culture
characters from movies, television and video games. Beyond
simply recognizing them (they
are often accompanied with
exposition from the leads about
who they are), there isn’t much
more to the experience for

audiences. The heroic avatars
like Percival aren’t photorealistic, which also initially takes
one out of the experience.
Of course, after all of the
set-up, things do improve and
there are a couple of enjoyable sequences. This director
is a master of shooting action
and the later scenes are very
well handled. The movie’s best
moment involves a trip inside
the Overlook Hotel from the
1980 film, The Shining, as the
heroes enter the establishment
to hunt down a key. Clearly,
Spielberg is feeding on his
own nostalgia for the Kubrick
film and his enthusiasm here is
infectious. The bit isn’t scary
at all, but features impressive
visual trickery and humor as
the leads experience some of

the film’s iconic moments firsthand. And the climax is appropriately epic as factions come
to battle at the site of the final
key.
However, for this reviewer
the online sequences don’t
feel as exciting as they should.
We are always well aware as
viewers that we’re watching
avatars in a video game and
as such it doesn’t seem as
life-threatening if their fake
personas are wiped out. The
story does attempt to add
some real world drama in the
second half of the feature as
Sorrento sets out to hurt the
real life players. These bits
do play better, but in general
many scenes lack a much
needed element of danger.
And the movie itself doesn’t
seem to want to say a whole

lot about the potential issues
at hand. The world is in a
shabby state and the OASIS is
an escape, but these kids don’t
have much on their minds
besides preserving their online
personas. And the screenplay
doesn’t want to deal directly
with these themes. There’s a
lot that could be addressed
here about escapism, addiction
and its effects on the world, but
the movie is more interested
in trotting out pop culture
references.
Indeed, there are a couple
of awkward comments like,
“Reality is real,” but that’s as
overtly philosophic as things
get. There’s a moment late in
the movie where a character
has the option of wiping out
the entire online universe...
and no one in the room even
considers it for a moment. After
all is said and done, the solution is presented in an upbeat
manner, even though it hardly
seems like an improvement.
Some might perceive this as
commentary and I may be misreading it, but I honestly don’t
think the intent was to critique
the actions and decisions of its
heroic characters.
So in the end, this reviewer
found the movie technically
impressive and enjoyed some
fun bits and pieces here and
there. Yet, the effect of Ready
Player One is a bit hollow and
ultimately less than the sum of
its parts. Like watching a friend
play a video game for two and
a half hours, the overall experience just isn’t as enthralling
as hoped for.
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Isle of Dogs warms the heart
By Glenn Kay
For the Sun

RATING: «««
OUT OF ««««
RUNNING TIME:
101 MINUTES

A

f ter n i ne feat u re
films, director Wes
Anderson (The Grand
B u d a p e s t Ho t e l ,
Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore)
has a firmly established and distinct visual style, as well as an
eccentric sense of humor that
continues to help build on his
already large fan base. After
more than 20 years, his films
still feel vibrant and fresh. The
latest is a stop-motion animated
film with photographic cues
similar to Fantastic Mr. Fox, an
earlier feature that dabbled in
the same genre. However, with
Isle of Dogs the subject matter
is entirely original, adding an
invigorating element to the proceedings. Once again, the end
results are quite memorable.
The story takes place in the
near future, although it certainly
has something of a retro look to
it. Concerned about a deadly flu
affecting the canine population,
the severe and somewhat sinister Mayor Kobayashi orders all
dogs banished from Megasaki
City. Forced to fend for themselves on Trash Island, the
pooches live day-by-day among
the garbage piles. When a small
aircraft crashes on the island,

Wes Anderson’s ninth feature is as charming as the rest, with a clever cast to match its visuals. Photo Credit: American Empirical Pictures
a small collective of dogs go to
check it out. They encounter the
mayor’s nephew Atari, desperate to find his lost hound. The
group debates how to proceed,
with many resentful for how
they were treated by humanity. As this is occurring, Mayor
Kobayashi readies his plan to
get rid of the animals for good
and a local student organizes a
protest against the autocratic
leader.
As expected, the visuals
here are incredible, from the
grand cityscapes to the unique
and bizarre garbage island environment. Naturally, the story
involves the characters traveling on a quest and this invites

all sorts of interesting new
locals as the boy and animals
make their way through makeshift homes and processing
plants. One of the dogs resides
in an impressive, colored-bottle
structure. These striking visuals really stand out and make
audiences excited for what
might come next. It’s a wondrous movie to look at.
Of course, without the voice
cast and script, this would simply be a pretty movie and little
else. There’s an amusing little
gag used for maximum effect
by the filmmakers. Many of the
humans speak Japanese (sans
subtitles) while the dogs communicate in English, involving

audiences in the proceedings as
they have to figure out what the
locals are saying. And of course,
it also helps audiences identify
with the oddball dogs.
Bryan Cranston, Ed Norton,
Bob Balaban, Bill Murray and
Jeff Goldblum handle their
chores expertly, giving each
character a little uniqueness
that allows them to stand out.
Goldblum has a particularly
amusing running gag that
allows him to deliver exposition in a very funny way... apparently, gossiping and rumor is
common even among canines.
Greta Gerwig lends her talents
to the leader of the student
uprising who helps to uncover

the dark intentions of the government. There are quirky lines
throughout from the entire cast
that add plenty of chuckles to
the proceedings.
The movie also has a sweet
mes sage about i nclu sion
and even offers some of its
less-than-hospitable characters
an opportunity for redemption.
It winds down and runs out of
gas a little towards the final act,
offering a softer, gentler resolution than one might expect.
Still, it makes an appropriate
impact. In the end, Isle of Dogs
is a completely endearing and
original animated effort sure
to please fans of the filmmaker.
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uess what? There’s
a blockbuster movie
arriving on shelves.
In fact, it’s so big that
others seem to have vacated
the release date to give it some
space. Still, there are a few
interesting little independent
features arriving, as well as
plenty of classic flicks getting
a high definition upgrade. So
if you can’t make it out to the
movies this week, be sure to
give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW
RELEASES!
Act s of
Vi o l e n c e No t t o b e
confused
with the
recent Bluray/DVD
release Act of
Ve n gean ce,
th is action
picture involves three brothers who previously served in
the military. When the fiancé
of one of the trio is kidnapped
by human traffickers, they
join forces and head out to
retrieve her. The search ends
up leading them into conflict
with a crime lord as well as
police officers. Response to
this effort was unanimously
negative. Most wrote that it
was a fairly uninspired, routine and unmemorable effort.
The cast includes Bruce Willis,
Cole Hauser, Shawn Ashmore,
Ashton Holmes, Melissa Bolona
and Sophia Bush.
The Executioners - This
low-budget, independent horror picture is about four women
who decide
t o t a ke a
vacation at a
remote lakeside manor.
As you might
imagine,
it end s up
being a really
bad idea. A
group of men arrive in painted
faces and begin to attack the
homestead. The women join
together to fight back against
the invaders and take them
down. As of right now, there
aren’t any reviews available
for this title and it appears to
be making its official debut
on disc. Therefore, one should
expect it to be something less

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than a classic. The movie features Natalie Burn, Jemma
Dallender, Rachel Rosenstein
and Justin Fischer.
The Last
Movie Star
- A n a g i ng
mov ie s t a r
accepts a lifetime achievement award
at a film festival. When
he arrives to
pick it up, he’s quite shocked to
discover that the event is very
small and attendees are minimal. It forces the performer
to reflect on his life and he
discusses his career with the
event organizers. Reaction was
mixed, with a few more negative reviews than positive ones.
A percentage complimented
the movie’s admiration of its
star and felt that the screenplay
offered some interesting observations on celebrity, but more
called the humor corny and the
sentiment ineffective. It stars
Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter,
Clark Duke, Chevy Chase and
Ellar Coltrane.
I Remember You - A couple decides to renovate an
a b a ndo ne d
home i n a
small village.
After strange
things begin
occurring
and the new
arrivals
begin learning more
about the town’s bizarre history, they become concerned
for their own well being. This
dark, foreign-language thriller
from Iceland (where it was
titled Eg Man Big) earned positive notices from members of
the press. They felt that while
the movie took its time to get
going, it benefited from a very
creepy atmosphere and its compelling, supernatural plotline.
The cast includes Jóhannes
Haukur Jóhannesson and Elma
Stefanía Ágústsdóttir.
S t a r
Wa r s: T h e
Last Jedi Here’s that
l it tle f i l m
you may have
heard about.
T he l a t e s t
epi sode i n
the Star
Wars saga features protagonist Rey training in the ways
of the Jedi with an older and

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grouchier Luke Skywalker. She
soon finds herself compelled to
visit the sinister Kylo Ren; the
two try to convince each other
to choose a different path. The
press liked the latest chapter in
the franchise. While many had
issues with some of the motivations and questioned some of
the behavior of the established
characters, most thought it
was well-produced entertainment and complimented it for
attempting to move away from
the established series formula.
It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie
Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy
Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar
Isaac.

BLASTS FROM THE
PAST!
Arrow Academy is releasing a Blu-ray/DVD combo set
called, Sacha Guitry: Four
Films (1936-38). Guitry was a
French playwright who jumped
on the filmmaking bandwagon
just as it was taking off. This
release includes four of his
movies on both disc formats.
The titles are Indiscretions
(1936), My Father Was Right
(1936), Let’s Dream (1936) and
Up the Champs-Elysees (1938).
This set includes a 60-page
book with writing on the various films and their importance
in cinema history.
What do
you do with
a group of
little known
B-movies
t h at m ig ht
not have the
la rgest of
audiences? If
you’re Vinegar Syndrome, you
collect them all and release
them in a Blu-ray box set.
Vinegar Syndrome’s 5 Films,
5 Years: Volume 2 includes
a bunch of low-budget independent films together in one
package. The movies include
The Muthers (1976), Flesh
and Bullets (1985), The Hang
Up (1969), The Dungeon of
Harrow (1962) and Murder
on the Emerald Seas (1974)
aka The Great Masquerade.
Thankfully, these unsung flicks
have been rescued from complete obscurity and are now
restored and remastered in 2K.
Shout! Factory is putting
out a Collector’s Edition Bluray of the cult horror/satire,
Behind the Mask: The Rise
of Leslie Vernon (2006). It
tells the tale of a psychopathic

killer who allows a documentary crew to follow him as plots
his next rampage. This release
has developed a big fanbase
and the disc includes a 2K
transfer from an interpositive
of the film, as well as bonuses
that include new interviews
with the cast and crew, a director audio commentary, a cast
audio commentary, featurettes,
deleted scenes and publicity
materials.
Kino also
h a s a pa i r
of Blu-rays
coming your
way that
couldn’t be
more different in subject matter.
The first is
the historical biopic, Joan of
Arc (1948), which features
Ingrid Bergman as the title
character and arrives with a
new 2K transfer. Their second
title is the action B-movie,
T h e Sol die r (1982). That
one features Ken Wuhl as
a special agent out to stop
a terrorist plot. There are
a couple of extras on this
particular release. Director
Ja me s Gl icken h au s (T h e
Exterminator, Shakedown,
McBain) provides a commentary and there’s an additional
film historian audio track.
Finally, Discotek Media
has a Blu-ray of the Japanese
a n i m at ed feat u re, R o b ot
Carnival (1987). It’s an anthology with robots as its theme
and features nine different
segments from different anime
filmmakers.

YOU KNOW, FOR
KIDS!

Here are some titles that
may appeal to children.
Dorothy and the Wizard
of Oz: We’re Not in Kansas
Anymore: Season 1, Vol. 1
Mr. Rogers
Neighborhood:
It’s a Beautiful
Day Collection
P o w e r
Rangers RPM:
The Complete
Series

ON THE TUBE!
And you’ll find the week’s
TV-themed releases listed
below.
The Americans: Season 5
Brokenwood Mysteries:
Series 4
Dolores (PBS)
Dorothy and the Wizard
of Oz: We’re Not in Kansas
Anymore: Season 1, Vol. 1
Emergency: Season 2
Legion: Season 1
L ou G rant: The F i na l
Season
Loves, Lies & Records
Mr. Robot: Season 3
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood:
It’s a Beautiful Day Collection
One Day at a Time: Season
2 (1976-77)
The Outer Limits: Season
1 (1963-64)
Peyton Place: Part 3
Power Rangers RPM: The
Complete Series
Robot Chicken Walking
Dead Special: Look W ho’s
Walking
Who Killed Tupac? (A & E)

A photo of John McBreen, Gallup radio personality, sits surrounded by flowers next to the sign-in book during the
Martin Link, a longtime friend of John McBreen and fellow member of the Knights of Columbus, speaks before the
rosary held in his honor at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup March 25. His death was announced March 19 at age 69. rosary ceremony honoring John McBreen at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup March 25.

From left, Knights of Columbus members Jimmy Armenta, John Carabajal, and John Moore attend the funeral of
their fraternal brother John McBreen March 26. McBreen, who passed away at age 69, was a fourth degree Knight.

Russ Farrell attends the funeral for local Gallup radio personality John McBreen March 26 at Sacred Heart Cathedral
in Gallup. McBreen passed away the previous weekend at age 69.

HUMANITIES COUNCIL
| FROM PAGE 4
partnership with the Acoma
P ueblo Depa r t ment of
Education, The Language
Conservancy will be hosting
a public Native language cultural event at New Mexico
State University-Grants, May
21-25. The public is invited
to learn the basics of Keres,
participate in local cultural
events, and help to revitalize
this critically endangered
language. This program is
free and open to the public.
For more information, please
contact the project director
Mr. Willem de Reuse at wilem.
dereuse@unt.edu.
• $4,000 to SOMOS, the Society
of the Muse of the Southwest
of Taos, for 2018 SOMOS
Writers Series. This series
will present nationally known
writers and poets including Pulitzer Prize winning
Tyehimba Jess, a poet who
bridges slam and academia;
Kate Christensen, winner
of the Pen Faulkner award
for “The Great Man” and
Naomi Shihab Nye, four-time
Pushcart Prize winner and
Palestinian-American poet,
novelist, and songwriter. Each
author will present a reading
at the Harwood Museum with
a Q&A afterwards. For times,

dates and further information,
please contact the project
director, Jan Smith at somos@
somostaos.org.
• $5,000 to the New Mexico
Museum of Natural History
and Science for the Da
Vinci Dialogues. A series of
panel discussions, lectures
and workshops will take
place during the “Da VinciThe Genius” exhibition that
illustrates the many facets
of Leonardo’s genius as an
artist, inventor, and scientist. For a listing of program
dates and times, please
visit www.nmnaturalhistory.
org or contact project director,
Ayesha Burdett at Ayesha.
Burdett@state.nm.us.
• $3,000 to the Questa Creative
Council for Questa History
& Community Trail
Events. This program will
bring historians and other
community leaders to speak
to the issues of archaeology,
history, diversity, religion, past
and living traditions of the
area. An interpretive tour of
the Questa Trail with local historian Flavio Cisneros will be
held June 2 on National Trails
Day. A second program with
Dr. Rael-Galvez will be held
later in the summer. These
programs bring attention
to the trail-development
project that is underway in

Questa. For further information, please contact the project director Alberta Bouyer
at albertalatir@yahoo.com or
visit www.QuestaCreative.org.
• $5,000 to Wester n New
Mexico University for ¡Fiesta
Latina! The three-day event
will present Transcending
Borders, a free, five-part documentary film discussion series
featuring the stories behind
the art of five world-renowned
Mexican folk artists. This program fosters understanding
of the historical, economic,
social and cultural significance of forms of traditional
Hispanic folk art. The film discussion series will be held in
the historic WNMU Light Hall
on June 22-24. Artists include
Patricia Castillo, Porfirio
Gutiérrez, Don Habacuc
Avendano, Brothers Roberto
Abraham and Jose Manuel
Ruiz, and photographer Eric
Minding. For further information, please visit www.fiestalatina.org or contact the project
director Faye McCalmont
at faye.mccalmont@wnmu.
edu.
• $4,500 to the City of RoswellRoswell Museum and Art
Center for Magical & Real:
A Lecture Series Examining
the Life and Work of Artists
Henrietta Wyeth and Peter
Hurd. The series will include

a panel discussion and five
lectures presented during a
retrospective exhibition of
the artist’s paintings at the
Roswell Museum. Topics
include biographies of the
artists, an examination of
their work and influences, the
importance of place to the artists, and the significance of the
artistic contributions of Peter
Hurd and Henriette Wyeth and
their place in the larger dialogue of 20th century American
art. For further information,
contact project director
Caroline Michelle Brooks at
c.brooks@roswell-nm.gov or
visit www.roswellmuseum.
org.
• $ 5 , 5 0 0 t o C i n e fe m m e
for Route 66 Women in New
Mexico: Film Screening and
Discussion Programs. This
program is based around
the documentary film “The
Women on The Mother Road”
by filmmaker Katrina Parks. In
Fall 2018, Katrina Parks and a
panel of experts will take the
film to Gallup, Tucumcari,
Albuquerque and Santa Fe,
towns that are tied to the historic highway and have strong
interest in Route 66 preservation and interpretation.
Historian Dr. Virginia Sharff,
author Sharon Neiderman and
historian Dr. Rose Diaz will
discuss New Mexico’s rich
Route 66 heritage and diverse
women’s experiences in New
Mexico along the mother
road. For more information,
please contact project director Katrina Parks at katrinaparks@mac.com.
• $4,500 to the Santa Fe Desert
Chorale for Ten Free Public
Adult Lectures in conjunction
with the 2018 Santa Fe
Desert Chorale Summer
Festival Programming. The
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
(SFDC) will present 10
adult lectures before each
of its 2018 performances.
Concert programs include:
Ber nstein, Bolcom and
Barber: Twentieth Century
American Masters, Sure on
this Shinning Night: Choral

Works that Evoke the Beauty
of the Natural World, and The
New World: Journey from
the Inca Trail. The lectures
will be given by experts on
the music performed on each
concert program. Lectures are
free and open to the public.
For more information, contact
the project director Janice L.
Mayer at Janice@desertchorale.org or visit www.desertchorale.org.
• $4,500 to New Mexico State
University for New Mexican
Rural Heritage Oral History
Project. This project will
gather information about the
daily lives of individuals in
rural New Mexico, especially
the large and sparsely populated ranches that occupied
much of central and eastern
NM during the early twentieth century. The project
will include oral history
interviews from Tularosa,
Roswell, Esta ncia , a nd
Black Lake. Interviews and
associated materials will be
curated at the New Mexico
Farm and Ranch Heritage
Museum in Las Cruces, and
transcripts will be accessible
via their website. For more
information, please contact
project director Kelly Lee
Jenks at kjenks@nmsu.edu.
• $6,000 to the Gila Conservation
Coalition for the 14th Annual
Gila River Festival. The
14th annual festival honors the
50th anniversary of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act and
celebrates the rivers of New
Mexico and the nation. Sen.
Tom Udall, D-NM, will give
the keynote address. Lecture
topics from distinguished
scholars will include river
histories and current threats,
our insatiable quest for water,
river photos and stories, water
law in the American West,
and Navajo filmmaker Tony
Estrada will introduce his film
about Native American’s water
protection activities. For more
information, contact project director Donna Stevens
at director@ugwa.org or visit
www.gilaconservation.org.

NEWS
City councilors approve spending
for studies, improvements
REPAIRS TO THE SENIOR CENTER AMONG ITEMS GREENLIGHTED

By Rick Abasta
For the Sun

T

he March 27 regular
meeting of the Gallup
City Council was conducted w ith th ree
of the four city councilors.
Councilor Yogash Kumar was
excused from the proceedings.
The meeting began with
the presentation of commendations and awards to winners
of the 2018 Water and Energy
Awareness Day T-shirt design
contest.
Mayor Jackie McKinney
greeted those present.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we
have a great opportunity again
tonight to start off our meeting
on a really good note,” he said.
“This is going to be a presentation on commendations and
awards.”
The contest was for elementary students and promoted
water and energy awareness
for the youth. The council recognized three contest winners
before rolling up their sleeves
and getting to business.
The proceeding began in
earnest with the first action
item on the agenda, which was
to approve and accept the local
liquor excise tax accountability
report for the fourth quarter of
2017.
The liquor excise tax funds
must be prepared in a report
to the state on an annual basis
and it funds admissions and
transport to the detox center,
the Substance Abuse Crisis
Center, and DWI Intensive Out
Patient Treatment Program.
Maura Schanefelt, McKinley
County DWI director, thanked
the city for funding that went
toward public outreach and
evidence-based activities.
“We’re excited, we’re happy,
we’re grateful that we get this
money,” she told councilors.
“Thank you.”
Councilor Allan Landavazo
asked if there was a single
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thing worth mentioning or celebrating in the report.
In 2017, the detox center
admitted a total of 24,719 individuals. That figure was an
increase of 378 from the previous year.
Transport statistics to the
detox center were lower than
the previous year. In 2017, those
numbers amounted to 16,185.
That figure was a decrease
from 18,107 in 2016.
“We’re upgrading, updating and implementing evidence-based activities and we
have a new prevention specialist,” Schanefelt said.
She said the new hire has
only worked for three weeks,
but has visited all the chapters
in the county and is networking and providing awareness
on the program.
The action passed by a vote
of 4-0.
Item two on the agenda was
for a joint resolution with the
county for the allocation of
liquor excise tax funds.
In 2016, the city and county
entered into a joint powers
agreement for the allocation
and distribution of funds for
projects and programs. There
is a remaining balance of
$21,859 from FY 2017 revenues.
The city and country agreed
to disburse $15,000 from the
remaining liquor excise tax
funds to hire another officer.
Councilor Fran Palochak
said the agreement has netted
positive results already.
“We’ve graduated seven
people already and hopefully
we will get them jobs working
at Goodwill,” she said. “The
GED program is also seeing
much success.”
McKinney said the jail alcohol and drug substance abuse
treatment program is in its
infancy providing continuing
education and life skills that
will hopefully make a difference when they get out of jail.
T he item pa ssed by

Only three of the four city councilors convened for the Gallup City Council regular meeting March 27. Councilor Yogash Kumar was absent.
The city is working with the county on the use of liquor excise tax funding to provide services. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta
unanimous vote.
Item 3 wa s to request
approval for award of work for
the water distribution blending
study.
Because Gallup has relied
on ground water to provide
drinking water to residents, the
transition to a surface water
source via the Navajo-Gallup
Water Supply Project will have
an impact on the pipes of the
city’s water system.
Dennis Romero, director of
the Gallup Water and Sanitation
Department, reported before
the council.
Romero said they were
requesting to move forward
$150,000 to study the effects
and protect the health of city
residents.
“This is pre-emptive, proactive work,” he said. “We are
taking samples from across
the city and testing the water
source so we can come up with
a method to treat the water
before it comes into the city.”
Romero sa id t hey a re
requesting $75,000 from the
Bureau of Reclamation to cut

down on the cost by half.
Landavazo said he was trying to figure out why the study
needed to be done.
“Isn’t that common sense
thing?” he asked.
The item passed
unanimously.
Item 4 on the agenda was
a budget adjustment for the
BNSF grant award amounting
to $7,000 for the purchase of
personal protective equipment.
Fire Chief Eric Babcock
reported to the council and
said the money was for purchase of four complete sets of
PPE.
Palochak was surprised by
the request – items she deems
essental to firefighters.
“It’s almost comical that
you would have to ask us for
this money,” Palochak said.
Pa locha k mot ioned to
approve, and the item passed
4-0.
Item 5 was for another budget adjustment, this time for
expanded security services.
According to Jon DeYoung,
assistant city manager, the

request was for $30,000.
DeYoung reported to the
council and said, “This item
i s for ex pa nded secu r it y
services by an additional 42
hours a week, covering city
facilities, the walkway and
other areas.”
Palochak said the action
was much needed, especially
in light of recent violent crimes
that occurred in the city.
The council voted to pass
the measure unanimously.
The final action item was
for a construction contract
award for the North Side Senior
Center rehabilitation.
The work would include
stucco repairs, construction of
a ramp, room renovations and
an electric snow melt system
for the parking lot on the north
side of the building.
Two state grants covered
project costs up to $125,000.
The additional costs, amounting to $16,000 was for the ice
melt system (heated concrete).
The final item passed by a
vote of 4-0, ending the regular
meeting.

ew Mexico’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment
rate was 5.9 percent
in January 2018, down
from 6.0 percent in December and
6.5 percent a year ago. The national
unemployment rate was 4.1 percent,
unchanged from December and
down from 4.8 percent in January
2017, according to information from
the New Mexico Department of
Work Force Solutions.
In McKinley County, the unemployment rate for January was 8.2
percent, a slight increase from
December 2017, which was 7.9
percent. There is a lag in reporting the data due to end-of-the-year
compilations.
“I’d say the data is consistent
with like data from around the
state,” Tracy Shaleen, an economist
focusing on the work force, said. “I
think the same can be said regarding Cibola County.”
Shaleen said the construction

County Unemployment Rates, January 2018
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

industry reported the largest
numeric and percentage increase
among all industries. The industry added 4,100 jobs over the year,
representing a 9.6 percent growth
rate, Shaleen said. Shaleen added
that leisure and hospitality experienced the second largest numeric
growth of all industries in January.
Also, Shaleen said, employment in the information industry
decreased by 1,800 jobs, or 14.0 percent. Retail trade reported a loss of
1,600 jobs, or 1.7 percent.
Retail trade, education and
health care are a few of the largest
employers in McKinley County. In
neighboring Cibola County, about
a 55-minute drive from McKinley,
the primary employment industries are tourism, government
and health care. Parts of Laguna
Pueblo, the Pueblo of Zuni and the
Navajo nation are situated in Cibola
County.
There a re 33 counties in
New Mexico. Shaleen noted that
February unemployment data
should be released in about a week.

T. MICHAELS, Ariz.
— Francisco Lerma,
a former salesperson
with Winslow Ford,
Tate’s Auto Center and Hatch
Motor, was sentenced March
22 i n t he Nava jo Cou nt y
Superior Court after pleading
guilty to four counts of fraudulent scheme and artifices.
The charge is a class two
felony. L er m a w i l l ser ve
si x yea r s to r u n concu rrently in the Department of
Corrections with 338 days

credit and three years supervised probation. In his plea
agreement, Lerma also agreed
to pay restitution to victims,
which will be determined by
the parties involved.
Du r i ng t he sentenci ng
hea r ing a nd on beha lf of
the Com m ission, Va r va ra
Phillips, a human rights investigator, provided a written
statement to the court indicating that, “Mr. Lerma knew
exactly who to v ictimize;

little bit of luck and
s o me v e r y go o d
detective work led
to the arrest of a
Churchrock man March 26 for
the armed robbery of the Dead
Horse Mustang convenience
store earlier that day.
Kyle Harrison, 34, is now
facing nine charges — three
counts of armed robbery, two
counts of assault with intent
to commit a violent robbery,
three counts of larceny and
one count of tampering with
evidence.
Sgt. Rober t Turney, an
investigator with the McKinley
County Sheriff’s Office, said
he learned of the robbery
around 2:30 am, shortly after
it happened.
The phone call from Deputy
Johnson Lee informed him that
a man had entered the store
with a knife, terrorized the two
clerks and he then left with a
unspecified amount of money
in a blue colored vehicle with
the clerk’s vehicle keys along
with keys to the store.
The two clerks in the store
were not injured, Turney said,
but one was grabbed briefly.
Both were “very scared.”
The video surveillance tape
of the robbery was not immediately available but an alert

Harrison Kyle
was put out asking for on duty
police personnel to be on the
lookout for the vehicle.
At 9 am, after reviewing the
investigative report produced
by Lee, Turney learned that the
suspect had not worn any type
of mask during the robbery. He
also received a copy of the surveillance tape, which showed
a very clear view of what happened earlier that day.
“The video was very scary,”
Turney said.
Turney said he then began
searching along Challenger
Road in Churchrock for the
vehicle when he received a
phone call that the vehicle had
been seen traveling on Nizhoni
Boulevard, near the sheriff’s
office.
MCSO Inv. Merle Bates,
along with Lt. Eric Jim and

Dep. Brandon Salazar, had
managed to stop the suspect
vehicle near Second Street
and Nizhoni Boulevard and had
taken the driver, Harrison, into
custody after it was found he
had a bench warrant out for his
arrest.
During a search of his
person for possible weapons,
officers also discovered a
small yellow baggie wrapped
in a white tissue in one of
his pockets. Inside was a
white clear glassy substance,
which later was identified as
methamphetamine.
Harrison at first denied having anything to do with the robbery but when informed of the
videotape and other evidence
gathered against him, he confessed, said Turney.
Turney credited the swift
end of the investigation to
a little bit of luck along with
some good detective work,
pointing out that detectives
later learned they had apprehended Harrison just 15 minutes before he was set to left
town.
Harrison was still in custody as of press time March
29, and he’s being held on several bonds: $10,000 cash only;
$3,000 cash/surety for the drug
possession charge; and $1,000
cash/surety for a past DWI
charge.

Aaron Lee elected student
congress president of AIHEC
DINÉ COLLEGE CLAIMS FIRST, SECOND
PLACE HONORS

N.D., to participate in everything from meetings to academic contests to networking
opportunities with fellow tribal
colleges and universities.
“I think it was a both a fun
trip and a learning trip,” Lee
said. Lee is an eight-year veteran (sergeant) of the United
States Marine Corps. “We won
some contests and I think we
were well-represented.”
Lee said he beat out a candidate from the Institute of

Staff Reports

B

ISMARK, N.D. — Diné
College had three
tea ms come away
with first and second
place honors at the annual conference of the American Indian
Higher Education Consortium,
participants said.
Additionally, Aaron Lee,
a junior from Low Mountain,
Ariz., majoring in psychology,
was elected student congress
president of the organization. A
group of 21 students from Diné
College traveled to Bismarck,
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Aaron Lee

Winslow shooting
Staff Reports

W

I N DOW ROCK ,
A r i z. – Nava jo
Nation filed a complaint against the
City of Winslow and the federal
government March 27 alleging
civil rights violations in connection with the shooting death of
Loreal Tsingine by Winslow
police on March 27, 2016.
Tsingine was shot five times at
close range by Officer Austin
Shipley. Tsingine was 5 feet
tall and weighed 105 pounds;
Officer Austin Shipley was 5
feet 11 inches tall and weighed
200 pounds.
In its complaint, the Nation
alleges that these actions by
the Winslow police against
Tsingine violated her civil right
to be free from unreasonable
search and seizure under the
Fourth Amendment. The complaint also alleges that the failure of the federal government,
specifically the U.S. Department
of Justice, to take action against
the City of Winslow, violates
the rights of Tsingine and
members of the Navajo Nation
to equal protection under the
law as guaranteed by the Fifth
Amendment.
“This type of treatment of
our people in border towns
will no longer be tolerated,”
stated Navajo Nation President
Russell Begaye. “Our people
have the right to be free from
unreasonable violence when
they visit our neighboring communities — particularly from
off-reservation law enforcement. Navajo lives matter, and
that needs to be acknowledged
and protected by our bordering
jurisdictions.”
While the City of Winslow
is located off the Nava jo
Reservation, Native Americans

Loreal Tsingine
(predominantly Navajo members) make up 25 percent of
the Winslow population. Many
suspect this number is not
reflective of the true presence
of Navajo people in Winslow as
a number of Navajo residents
commute from the reservation to Winslow for work and
school. Indeed, it is estimated
that Navajos spend 75 percent
of every dollar generated on the
Nation in border towns such as
Winslow.
“The Navajo people fuel
the economy of the City of
Winslow. We have just as much
right as anyone else to be free
from police violence when we
visit there to shop, work, and
attend school” said Attorney
General Ethel Branch, who
herself attended elementary
and middle school in Winslow
while her parents lived nearby
on the Navajo Reservation.
“Native Americans experience
death by police at a higher rate
than any other group,” Branch
said. “Although we make up
only 25 percent of Winslow’s
population, we averaged nearly
64 percent of Winslow police
department arrests from 2012
to 2015. There is clearly a problem in how Winslow treats it
Native population; we hope this
lawsuit will inspire the city to
pursue meaningful changes in
their law enforcement policies
and procedures to ensure that
Native lives are valued and
protected.”

AARON LEE
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Weekly Police Activity Report
SCREAMING AND
ARGUING
3/21, Gallup

Richard Gantar

An argui ng couple
attracted the
attention of
Gallup Police
Department
officers, and
led them to
solve a robber y from
the
day

before.
G P D
O f f ic e r
A d r i a n
Quetawki
was dispatched to
the area of
Gra ndv iew
A v e n u e Vanessa Lee
and Junker
bridge after someone reported
a woman screaming in the
area.
A f ter a r r iv i ng he met
another patrolman, Douglas
Hoffman, who had also been
dispatched to the scene. As
they approached the couple on
the bridge, they saw a woman,
Vanessa Lee, 31, of Red Rock
and a man, Richard Gantar, 31,
of Albuquerque who was seen
fumbling with something in his
pocket.
Hoffman went and picked

it up and discovered it was
a social security card that
had been reported stolen the
day before in a vehicle burglary. Gantar was placed in
Hoffman’s unit while the two
turned their attention to Lee,
who was found to have in her
possession some of the other
items that had been stolen the
day before.
It turned out that Lee was
wanted in connection with
another incident from the day
before when she threatened a
man with a knife and stole his
phone, while he was waiting in
his car while his daughter did
her laundry.
At the time officers caught
her, Lee was still in possession
of that cell phone.
She confessed to stealing
the cell phone, said Hoffman,
cla i m i ng she pla n ned to
trade it for some marijuana.
Also found in her possession
were three checks stolen the
day before from Ernie’s Fire
Extinguishers.
She was charged with robbery, tampering with evidence,
and being in possession of
stolen property. Gantar was
charged with being in possession of stolen property.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
SHOT ME
3/18, Gallup

It began
as an invest igat ion of
two reported
shopl i f t er s
a nd ended
up
with
police having to tase a
Church Rock man who refused
to follow commands to get out
of a van.
GPD Officer Luke Martin
said he was dispatched to
Walmart in response to a call
from a security guard there
asking for assistance. When he
got there, he was told that two
women had walked out of the
building to a van in the parking
lot. The two were suspected of
stealing merchandise.
The owner of the van, who
claimed not to know the suspects, gave officers permission
to search his van for any items
stolen from Walmart. Another
man was sitting in the van, and
officers told him to get out of
the van, but he refused, telling
officers not to touch him as he
reached for something in his
pocket.
The officers then grabbed
him and forcibly removed him
from the van as he said the
object in his pocket was not
a gun but a knife. As he was
removed, a number of objects
fell out of his pocket, including
a knife and a smoking pipe.
Once he was removed from
the van, he continued to struggle and tried to escape. Martin
said he was forced to use his
taser to get him under control.
Martin said he then looked at
the pipe and found a residue of
what appeared to be marijuana.
The man originally told
officers his name was Kyle
Johnson but it was later determined to be Jacoby Garcia, 30,
of Gallup. He was charged with
aggravated assault on a peace
officer, resisting arrest and
possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also found to
have three outstanding bench
warrants for his arrest.

A DEADLY THREAT
3/19, Gallup
A Gallup man is facing
multiple charges after what
began as a domestic violence
case eventually ended up being
something entirely different.
Anthony Rios has been
charged with trafficking a

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Friday March 30, 2018 • Gallup Sun

control led
substance, a
felon being
fou nd i n
pos ses sion
of a firearm,
agg ravated
bat ter y on
a household member, resisting arrest
a nd po s s e s s ion of d r u g
paraphernalia.
Gallup Patrolman Justin
Benally said he was dispatched
to a motel at 1007 West Coal
Ave. in connection with a
report of a domestic dispute.
When he got there, he met a
local bail bondsman, who said
he was asked to come to the
motel by Petunia Hernandez, a
woman from Las Vegas.
He added that when he got
there, Hernandez said her boyfriend, Rios, threatened to kill
him and any police officer who
showed up.
Benally saw Rios walk out
of a motel room, go back inside
and come out again. Rios at
that point was placed in handcuffs while Benally continued
talking to witnesses.
After taking to several witnesses, Benally learned that
Rios had punched her in the
back of the head and attempted
to choke her.
Police had heard that Rios
had a weapon but a search of
the motel room came up empty.
Rios asked to speak to the
bondsman and he came later
and told police that the gun
was buried in dirty laundry in
the restroom.
During the search, police
did find to small plastic bags
containing methamphetamine
and a scale.

A BAR FIGHT
3/16, Gallup
Jeremiah
Tsosie, 21,
of Bread
Spr i ngs, is
facing batter y on a
police officer
charges after
he reportedly
hit a Gallup
patrolman in the parking lot of
a local bar.
GPD O f f icer A nt hony
Thayer was sent to the Sports
Page about 7:30 pm to deal with
Tsosie, who was causing a disturbance at the bar.

Thayer said Tsosie appeared
to be highly intoxicated and
placed him in the back seat of
his unit. Thayer had picked up
another man who was also in
the back seat so Thayer told
Tsosie to leave him alone.
No sooner had he said this,
Tsosie began yelling at the man
and insulting him. To make
matters worse, security guards
at the bar came up to him and
told him there was another
man they wanted removed
from the premises.
As he was talking to the
security guard, Thayer said
Tsosie came up from behind
him and hit him on the right
side of his face with his fist. He
performed a takedown move
to get him to the ground and
a security guard helped place
handcuffs on him.
Once he was placed in the
unit, Tsosie reportedly began
hitting his head on the window and had to be restrained
to keep him from hurting himself. He was then transported
to jail, complaining all the way.
Once at the jail, he continued to
yell and complain, said Thayer.

A FAMILIAR FACE
3/14, Gallup
It was a
simple case
of a snatch
and run.
G P D
Officer Cindy
Roma ncito
said she was
d i s pa t che d
t o t he Del
Norte Elementary School on
Wilson Avenue about 3:30 pm
in connection with the capture
of a man who was accused of
stealing watches from a nearby
pawnshop.
When she got there, she
saw two men standing over
a third man who was seated
on the pavement. The man
was Darrell Johnson, 41, of
Yah-Ta-Hay, who, upon seeing
Romancito, began yelling at her
and calling her names.
Romancito said she felt
threatened by him because she
had an encounter with him in
the past. Once he was placed
in a police unit, she went to
the Andy’s Trading Post, which
was located near the school

POLICE ACTIVITY
| SEE PAGE 16
NEWS

WEEKLY DWI REPORT
Staff Reports
Stephen Gene
March 18, 1:30 am
2nd DWI, Aggravated
Gallup
P o l i c e
Department
Officer John
Gonzales
was on patrol
near Virgie’s
Rest au ra nt
on
U.S.
Highway 66 when another
driver on the road made him
suspicious. The blue Ford was
weaving between lanes and
its exhaust pipe was dragging behind, according to the
police report. Gonzales pulled
over the driver, Gene, 34, who
appeared drunk. Gonzales
saw open containers of beer
in the center console and the

passenger’s seat.
When Gonzales asked Gene
how much he had to drink, he
said he drank four beers: two
Budweisers, a Bud Lite, and
“whatever was in the car,”
according to the report. Gene
agreed to sobriety testing.
During the tests, Gene was
“swaying back and forth,” and
he performed poorly.
Gene blew a .17 and a .16
before being booked for his
second DWI.
Lane Begaye
March 17, 10:18 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GPD O f f icer T i mot hy
Hughte arrived at the Munoz
Overpass in response to a
driver struggling to maintain
lanes, with an open trunk.
Hughte spotted the car as it
was exiting the parking lot of
a California Chinese Fast Food

parking lot,
and followed
the driver as
he he a de d
down Wilson
Avenue, then
pulled him
over.
Begaye,
27, told Hughte he did not
have a license or registration, and spoke with “delayed
slurred speech,” according
to the police report. Hughte
asked Begaye if he had anything to drink before driving,
and he said yes, according
to the police report. When
Hughte asked him how much,
Begaye looked at him “with a
confused blank stare.”
Begaye refused field testing and a breath test. After
being brought to the police
s t a t ion , he a r g ue d w it h

corrections officers and was
told to sit down, according to
the report.
Erik N. Denny
March 17, 4:46 am
DWI, Aggravated
G P D
Officer Julio
Yazzie was
d ispatched
to Applebee’s
at 1560 West
Maloney
Avenue,
where he
met Denny, 22, who was “fiddling around with something”
in his car, which had a damaged
bumper. Denny told Yazzie that
he drank four cans of beer and
had a shot of whiskey, and that he
had a room at the Hilton Garden
Inn but was asked to vacate by
management. Denny was drunk
and involved in a crash at the
Applebee’s parking lot that night,
according to the report.
Yazzie asked Denny to complete field sobriety testing, and
Denny agreed. He performed
poorly on the tests and was

booked, and his breath test
read .16 and .18 at the station.
Karyn Cooche
March 11, 8:44 pm
DWI, Aggravated
G P D
Officer Justin
Benally was
d r iv ing on
U.S. Highway
66 when
Cooche, 32,
flew past a
stop sign in
front of him. When he pulled
her over, Cooche made little
eye contact with Benally while
he explained the reason for the
stop, according to the police
report, and Benally began to
suspect she was intoxicated
judging by her slurred voice and
appearance.
Benally asked Cooche to
step out of the car, and said he
noticed her wobbling. Cooche
agreed to do field sobriety
tests, and she struggled with
them. At the station, Cooche
blew a .29 and a .31 on her
breath test.

Motel turns to DOH encourages testing
hell for one man on Diabetes Alert Day
Staff Reports

Staff Reports

G

a l lup mot el s a re
often the site of violence, which was the
case March 20 when
Gallup Police Officer Douglas
Hof f ma n wa s d ispatched
around 9:30 am to the Redwood
Lounge, after management
reported seeing a man leave
one of the rooms with blood
on his boots.
Hoffman walked to the
room in question and found it
to be a mess and saw a man,
later identified a s Trav is
George, 35, of Red Valley, lying
in a fetal position on the floor
with blood on his head.
Hoffma n sa id the ma n
was snoring and could not
be woken up. Hoffman called
for an ambulance and when
it arrived, he went across the
street and found Kyle Clah, 31,
of Chinle. His boots were covered in blood, which Hoffman
said made sense because the
bathroom in the motel was so

S
Kyle Clah
small, George’s injuries could
only have been caused by
someone’s left foot.
When Hoffman asked him
what was going on, Clah said
he was a gang member and he
put “people in check,” according to the police report.
Hoffman took his boots in
as evidence and transported
Clah to jail. As he was being
booked, Hoffman said Clah
remarked that George “was
not going to show up. He got
checked in the head.”

A N TA F E — T h e Ne w M e x i c o
Depa r t ment of Hea lt h joi n s t he
American Diabetes Association in
recognizing March 27 as “Diabetes
Alert Day”. The annual health observance
encou r a ge s New Mex ic a n s a nd ot her s
nationwide to take a quick, free online type
2 diabetes risk test and learn how they can
delay, or even prevent, the disease.
NMDOH encourages New Mexicans to
access the risk test through the department
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nmdoh,
or visit www.diabetes.org/alertday.
“Diabetes Alert Day can be a wakeup call
to the dangers of diabetes and the need to
make sure more New Mexicans don’t risk
becoming a victim of it,” said Department of
Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher. “As with

many illnesses, early diagnosis is critical for
successful treatment.”
A n e st i m at ed 2 3 0,0 0 0 New Mex ic a n
adults have diabetes, and over 530,000 New
Mexican adults have pre-diabetes, the condition that comes before type 2 diabetes in
which blood glucose levels are higher than

DIABETES ALERT
| SEE PAGE 20

White Cliffs Water Fact of the Week
A water saving tip from White Cliffs Water Users Association: don’t sprinkle
grass lightly, instead deep soak it. Light watering doesn’t get water down deep
into the soil. The grass develops shallower roots and makes it both less
drought-resistant and more prone to winter kill.

Grand Prize Winner Best Tasting
Water in New Mexico
New Mexico Rural Water Association
Gallup Sun • Friday March 30, 2018

15

AARON LEE
| FROM PAGE 13
American Indian Arts in Santa
Fe for the presidency. The final
vote tally was 13 to 11, he said,
noting not every school cast a
vote.
Lee said one of the main
things he’ll do once officially
swor n in come June at a
Bellingham, Wash., AIHEC
meeting is to foster better
communication links among
AIHEC’s 36-member schools
— communication between
AIHEC regional reps and such,
Lee said.

“Sometimes emails don’t go
through fast enough and there’s
a communication breakdown,”
Lee said. “I’d like to see everyone talking and understanding each other with respect to
everything.”
Lee said the transition to
president would not be too
difficult, since he previously
served as AIHEC’s student congress vice president.
Terence Tso, a data architect specialist at Diné College
and a team competition coach,
said the College won a first
place award in critical inquiry
— and second place awards in

Facebook post
helps officers
catch trailer thief
Staff Reports

M

ILAN - The search
for John Howard is
over.
H ow a r d , 3 2 ,
wa s being sought by the
McKinley County Sheriff’s
Office for the past week in
connection with the theft of
two flatbed trucks from the
Thoreau area in February.
The sheriff’s office received
word the morning of March 28
that Howard had been arrested
by police in Milan on burglary
charges there and was now
incarcerated in the Milan jail
waiting to be arraigned on
those charges.
Pat Salazar, the chief of
police in Milan as well as the
former head of the drug unit for
the McKinley County Sheriff’s
Off ice, sa id Howa rd wa s
arrested by his department in
connection with the theft of a
motorcycle and items from a
tire shop on March 26.
Within hours of the thefts,
Salazar and Arnold Noriega,
a police officer in Milan and
a former McKinley County
Sheriff’s deputy, with the help
of the owner of the motorcycle, were able to track down
a truck that was involved in
transporting some of the stolen items, leading them to two
men.
At t hat t i me, of f icer s
arrested Vincent Chapo after
inspecting the prints of his
shoes and matching them with
prints found at the two robbery
sites.

16

John Howard
They also arrested the
driver, who refused to give his
name, and was booked under
the name of John Doe. He
stayed that way until a member
of the department remembered
an entry on Facebook about a
man being sought by McKinley
County.
Salazar said when they took
a good look at the face on the
Facebook entry and compared
it with their John Doe, they
realized it was a match.
Howa rd is fa ci ng t wo
counts of being an accessory
to a commercial burglary, driving on a suspended or revoked
license and having two outstanding bench warrants, one
from Cinola County and the
other from McKinley County.
Salazar said Howard will
first have to deal with his
charges in Cibola County
and once that is done, he will
be turned over to McKinley
County to face charges there.

Friday March 30, 2018 • Gallup Sun

web design and one act play.
Besides Tso, who is a 2016
computer information systems
and business administration
graduate of Diné College, the
other team coaches (administrators and instructors) from
Diné College were Dwayne
Bahe, Rosalind Smith and

Emily Greene.
“We were prepared,” Tso
said. “It wasn’t that much of a
surprise that we won.”
Established in 1972, AIHEC
represents the interests of
tribal colleges and universities. In 1989, AIHEC created
the American Indian College

Fund to raise scholarship
funds for qualified American
Indian students.
Among the Diné College students who participated at the
2018 AIHEC conference were
Mayra Bedonie, Donovan Bia,
Brandon Dinae, Daniel Joe,
among others.

Students from Diné College attending AIHEC pose for a photo during a break in the action. Photo Credit: Diné College

POLICE ACTIVITY
| FROM PAGE 14
and talked to one of the clerks.
The clerk said she knew
Johnson because he had done
some business with the pawnshop in the past but because
of an incidence he had been
barred from the premises for
some time. He was recently
allowed to come back.
Earlier that day he came in
with another man and apparently grabbed some watches
and ran out the door. The other
man was caught with nine of
the watches. The clerk said she
felt he might have been a diversion to confuse them.
Johnson caught up with the
rest of the watches near the
school and the manager of the
pawnshop said he didn’t want
Johnson to come back ever
again.
He was taken to a local
hospital for a medical clearance. From there he was transported to the jail where he was
booked for larceny, assault on
a peace officer (for threatening
Romancito), and criminal damage to property.

ROAD RAGE MADE
ME DO IT
3/22, Gallup
At first, it
appeared to
be a bad case
of road rage.
But whatever
it was, it got
Ca sey Pia z
Jr. in serious
trouble with

the law.
When it was finally over,
Piaz, 28, of Gallup was facing
charges of battery on a peace
officer, possession of a controlled substance, possession
of marijuana and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
GPD Officer John Gonzales
said it was about 12:48 am
when he learned that another
officer was attempting to pull
two vehicles over that were
apparently involved in a road
rage incident.
Gonzales caught up with
the vehicles as they stopped,
with the two drivers getting
outside of their vehicles yelling at each other. Gonzales
said he got between the two
and was trying to calm things
down when Piaz, one of the
drivers, grabbed his uniform
shirt.
He told Piaz to let go but
he refused to follow his commands. The two fell to the
ground in front of Gonzales’
police unit with Gonzales on
top. Gonzales said he continued to tell Piaz to let go of
his shirt but he refused to do
so, pulling off his radio and
nametag.
With the help of another
police officer, they were able
to get Piaz under control and
placed handcuffs on him.
When they patted him down
looking for concealed weapons, they found red baggies
and a clear baggie, both with
suspected illegal drugs inside.
They also found a glass pipe
with a white substance inside.
When he was booked, officers also found a small bag of

a green leafy substance in one
of his shoes.

DON’T KEEP YOUR
FRIENDS THAT
CLOSE
3/22, Gallup
Even the
victim had no
idea why his
friend pulled
out a knife
and stabbed
him.
It happened, said
Ramon Silverfox, about 1:30
am in a house on Scott Drive.
Silverfox told police he
was drinking in a back bedroom with two of his friends,
Brent Bennett, 21, of Thoreau,
and Kyle Francisco, 18, of
Mentmore, when Bennett, for
no reason, pulled out a knife
and stabbed him in the leg.
His father, carrying a bat,
then chased him out of the
house, said Silverfox. They
had not even been arguing,
he added. They had been “just
chilling” and since Bennett had
no place to stay, he had been
at the Silverfox’s residence
all night until the stabbing
occurred.
Gallup Patrolman Victor
Rodriguez said he saw blood
droplets leading to the bedroom. He said he also found a
knife under a chair as well as
several miniature liquor bottles
in the bedroom.
Bennett was found and had
been taken into custody. He
was charged with aggravated
battery.
NEWS

SILVERSMITH
| FROM PAGE 3
“It’s not about accolades or
showing off, that’s just part of
being an artist,” he said. “It’s
about being able to do what
we do as a team to generate
income for other people.”
The company buys stamps,
and Tsosie said everybody
gets a fair share when they
are sold.
“Material things come and
go, but if I ever go broke, at
least I know how to make a
buck,” he said. “There’s so
many things I’ve done to make
a buck.”
For t he pa st 22 yea r s,
he has been giving back to
Navajo communities during
Christmas. In 2017, his efforts
provided food to 220 families
a nd 263 families the year
before.
Tsosie raffled $50,000 in
jewelry and prizes in 2017.
The year before, he donated
a $9,600 concho belt for the
raffle. The funds generated

provided food boxes for the
needy in Nava jo and Zuni
communities.
“In 1995, I only had $50,
but I bought 10 bags of Gold
Meal Flour from Bashas’ and
gave it to an organization in
Chinle,” he said. “The next
year, I decided to do it on
my own and distributed to
people.”
The experience was eye
opening. He said it was sad
because the people that were
helped really needed food.
Giving back was a means to
fulfilling his promise to the
Creator, Tsosie said, for keeping him sober.
This clear vision is also
one that he has for the city
he’s lived in for the past two
decades.
“I love Gallup,” Tsosie said.
“We can do without the alcohol, considering its history
with this area. [There’s] talk
of opening breweries or whatever. We should be opening
museums and things for kids
instead of bars.”

Lyndon Tsosie’s award winning silver work. Tsosie learned his craft through an apprenticeship that began more than 20 years ago. His
dedication to jewelry helped him overcome addiction and begin his life. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura
T h i s k i nd of cu lt u r a l
enrichment is important to
Tsosie, and it reflects in his
most important advice: keep

reading.
“We need our young people
to read,” he said. “Read every
day. Read the Gallup Sun.

SLAUGHTER
| FROM PAGE 5
There?”
Mark: “Halfway There,”
you know I came out with
about life, I just put it to song.
You have your parents, then
you let your parents go, they
pass away. I lost both of my
parents in the last 10 years.
You watch your kids go drive
away, it’s just how life is. The
truth of the matter is that we
don’t live forever, the time
we live here you try to make
your mark, and you try to at
least touch a heart thread in
your music that resonates to
people.
S u n: I f you wer e n’t
doi n g t h i s, wh a t el s e d id
you wa nt t o do when you
were a k id?
Mark: I think this was a
natural flow for me to do, I’d
always sang with records, I
just liked music. You know
you don’t think of it as kid,
you just go, ‘hey I like to
sing.’ I would be five years
old sw i ng i ng on a sw i ng
just singing away. It’s just
a natural thing that I did,
as I got into the fifth grade
I auditioned for the school
choir. They put me in it and
I lea r ned the guita r from
there too. I just gravitated
towards music. Senior year
I was voted ‘Most Musical,’
and came out of that teaching
guitar. I got a scholarship for
NEWS

Knowledge comes from reading, it doesn’t matter what it is.
When you read, you can actually walk the talk.”
Sun: Man, I could chat
with you a long time, but I
know you have a busy schedule. Thank you again Mark
for doing this and hope to see
you again. It has been very
entertaining.
Mark: When the circus
come s t o t ow n it shou ld
be entertaining, and that’s
how we take our shows as –
entertaining. As opposed to
‘hey lets just play our show
and get the f-ck out,’ a lot
of bands do that. That’s not
how we do it. We want to get
out there and be a part of it.
Aga in, it’s ver y encouraging when the crowd is [like
the crowd in] New Mexico.
Always from the beginning of
our career to now has always
been amazing. We’re thankful
for the people who allowed us
to entertain them and believe
in rock and roll.
For more information,
visit the band’s website at
www.slaughterusa.com.
ATTENTION NEWS
HOUNDS!

Mark Slaughter’s new solo album “Halfway There,” which he discussed in an interview with the Sun after his show March 17. Photo
Credit: Courtesy of Mark Slaughter
music but I didn’t want to go
that route, I still wanted to
be the rock guy. I did three
years teaching and right into
[the ba nd] Vinnie Vincent

Invasion. That’s my whole
story. It’s what I love... what
would I be doing, my dad was
an electrician and we made
a deal, if I didn’t make it as

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a musician by the time I was
25, I would be an electrician.
I was cool with that, it’s a
cool job, it’s a good plan, you
always make a plan.
Gallup Sun • Friday March 30, 2018

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OPINIONS
Letter to the editor:
Appreciating Gallup’s
thoughtful citizens
TO THE CITIZENS OF GALLUP

A

t the beginning of
August 2016 my husband and I were visiting Gallup as part of
our Route 66 trip. On the morning of the 3rd August, my husband had been taking photos of
the old Coronado motel when
he lost consciousness and hit
his head on the ground.
Several people stopped to
help and a man phoned 911 and
stayed with me; another young
man in a big wheel pick-up was
also very kind and helpful (my
memory is hazy as to physical
details as I was in a bit of a
panic trying to keep my husband still).
To all these thoughtful people, I would like to extend my
gratitude and appreciation.
Our heartfelt thanks to the
ambulance crew, the doctors
at Methodist Hospital, the

pilot, the nurse and the paramedic who flew with us back
to UNM in Albuquerque. Also
thanks to the police officer
who drove me to the hospital. (We were driving a silver
Mustang convertible just to jog
her memory.)
My husband spent several
days in hospital and when we
were back home in Belfast
Northern Ireland, he had a
pacemaker fitted. He continues
to remain healthy and we are
returning to Gallup this year
to continue our Route 66 trip.
To all those people who
stopped and offered help and
consolation, my thanks go
out to you. It always helps to
know that you are not alone. I
will remember Gallup as a city
of thoughtful and concerned
citizens.
Vicki Coalter

AUTO FRAUD
| FROM PAGE 12

In 2016, the Commission
met with and advocated for
the Navajo County Attorney’s
Office to pursue the filing of
cr i m i na l cha rges aga i n st
Lerma. Thus, the Commission
began providing its assistance
such as Navajo interpretation
and contacting and meeting
with Navajo victims.
The Commission is
exploring business friendly
standards that patronizing
a border town business with
a “Navajo seal of Approval”
w ill a ssu re a Nava jo consumer that their money will
be spend fairly and without
u n s c r u pu lou s de a l s t h a t
f i n a nc i a l ly h a r m Nav a jo
con s u mer s . T he Nav a jo
sea l of Approva l will benefit both the consumer and
t he bu si ne s s by br i ng i ng
respect and trust back into
commerce.
For more information please contact the
Nava jo Nation Human
R i ght s Commi ssi on at
928-871-7436.

and, it was our Navajo elders
who are most vulnerable and
easily coerced. Our Navajo
elders tr usted Mr. Ler ma
and this trust was based on
the Navajo culture and traditions in that word are sacred.
When words are spoken, it
should be spoken with care,
meaningfulness and honesty.
However, Mr. Lerma willingly
and knowingly took money
from our Navajo elders for his
own benefit.”
In 2015, the Winslow Police
Department, after receiving
calls from Navajo citizens,
began an investigation to the
allegations of theft by Lerma.
T he W PD, hav i ng k nowledge that the Navajo Nation
Human Rights Commission
was also investigating written complaints filed by Navajo
citizens regarding vehicle purchase from border town automobile dealers, contacted the
Commission.

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Friday March 30, 2018 • Gallup Sun

Workshop points small
businesses toward
government contracts
By Finance New Mexico

T

he federa l gover nment is the world’s
biggest customer and
a major driver in New
Mexico’s economy.
While only a fraction of the
$8.2 billion that Uncle Sam
spent in New Mexico in fiscal
year 2017 benefitted local companies, advisers at the state’s
four Procurement Technical
Assistance Centers work to
increase the flow of federal
dollars to small businesses
that offer products or services
the government wants.
To that end, the Clovis
PTAC is hosting a workshop
March 20 at Clovis Community
College for entrepreneurs
who want to learn more about
b e com i n g a gover n me nt
contractor.
“The workshop is to educate business owners on how
to do business with Cannon
Air Force Base and other government agencies,” said Jonnie
Loadwick, procurement technical adviser at the Clovis
PTAC and a certified VA verification counselor. “Cannon
has been growing the last
few years, and there is a lot of
opportunity for government
contracting in this area.”
Obtaining government contracts can be just as onerous
as securing contracts in the
private sector: Businesses
must aggressively ma rket
themselves, because competition is fierce.
As with all prospecting,
it’s up to the seller to research
what the buyer needs, prepare
a quote and present an offer
— a process the seller might
have to repeat numerous times
before signing a deal.
But PTACs, operated by
the Procurement Technical
Assistance Program (PTAP),
are there to help in Clovis,
as well as Albuquerque, Las
Cruces and Santa Fe. “PTAC

assists businesses with information and one-on-one counseling appointments free of
charge to help […] cut through
the red tape of government
cont r a c t i n g i n ge ner a l ,”
Loadwick said.
As workshop participants
will learn, before registering as a federal contractor
with the System for Award
Management or SAM at www.
sam.gov/portal/SAM/##11 the
business must:
• Obtain a free Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS)
ident i f ier f r om D u n &
Bradstreet at www.dnb.com.
• S e c u r e a n E m p l o y e e
Ident i f ic a t ion Nu m ber,
Ta x payer Identi f ication
Number or Form SS-4, all
of which serve as a federal
tax ID.
• Know its North American
I ndu st r y Cla s si f ic at ion
System (NAICS) code, which
can be found at www.census.gov/eos/www/naics.
• Find its Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) code at
www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html.
Beyond that, the aspiring
contractor should determine
its Product Ser v ice Code
at www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/
index.php/en and its Federal
Supply Classification Code.
W h i le it isn’t ma ndator y
to prov ide these numbers
at reg i st rat ion, doi ng so
helps gover n ment buyer s

determine the best fit for their
procurement needs.
The business owner also
should determine the size
of his or her venture based
on the average number of
employees over the past year
or the average annual revenue over the past three years.
Size standards, which can
vary by NAICS code, govern
small-business set-asides.
Find details at www.sba.gov/
cont ra ct i ng /get t i ng- st a r ted-contractor/make-sure-youmeet-sba-size-standards.
If the business qualifies
as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business,
veteran-owned small business
or woman-owned small business, it has an advantage when
bidding for contracts, as the
federal government sets goals
for the minimum number of
contracts it awards to certain
underrepresented groups.
To register for the free
event, visit bizcalendar.org/
calendar/index.php?eID=11971.
The workshop is repeated
throughout the year at other
PTACs in the state. For additional information or to locate
the nearest center, visit www.
nmptac.org.
Finance New Mexico
connects individuals and
bu sinesses with skill s
and funding resources for
their business or idea. To
learn more, go to www.
FinanceNewMexico.org.
OPINIONS

SPORTS 360

Gallup Soccer League looks
to make improvements
By Boderra Joe
Sun Correspondent

A

fter a recent visit
from the head coach
of the University of
New Mexico’s men’s
soccer team, the Gallup Soccer
League is eager to get its own
ball rolling.
Coach Jeremy Fishbein and
UNM Athletic Director Eddie
Nuñez both spoke to a crowd
of fans at Sammy C’s March
21 during a Lobo Meet & Greet
event. In attendance were
Alejandro Murillo and Delfino
Sanchez: the head coach of the
U8 GSL team and the league’s
vice president, respectively.
The two said they felt honored to be present in a meeting
with the university’s head coach
and athletic director, as it was a
great way for them to get things
started for this year’s league.

IMPROVING THE
LEAGUE
The GSL has six new board
members, all whom aspire to
improve and make changes for
the league.
On their website, the league
describes itself as a “parent-volunteer organization established
to benefit community youth.”
Mu r i l lo a nd Sa nchez’s
involvement in the GSL reflects
that mission statement, as both
have kids on GSL teams.
As coaches, the pair noticed
that once the season was over,
there was a tremendous drop in
youth interest in the game, and
kids took up other sports, leaving the soccer ball alone on the
field and replacing it with football or basketball.
“Soccer is only once a year
and these sports [basketball
and baseball] are year long,”
Murillo said.
Introducing goals to the
league is one change they hope
to make, which Murillo and
Sanchez believe will keep up
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engagement even during the
off-season. They want to provide plenty of opportunities for
not just the youths but for teenagers and adults to continue
playing the game they love.
Murillo, 29, originally from
Chihuahua, Mexico, coached
the Gallup High School boy’s
soccer team from 2014 to 2016.
He stepped down to coach the
U8 GSL team in 2017.
“I thought if I could teach
fundamentals in the city league,
I could feed kids to high schools
to play at a higher level,” Murillo
said of the move. “That’s where
I’m trying to attack now, is the
little kids.”
During his time as a head
coach at the high school level,
Murillo noticed that some of his
players weren’t familiar with
the fundamentals of soccer.
His players for the U8 team are
age six and seven, an age group
Murillo thinks will be better
served by his training.
“That’s where they [youths]
build fundamentals so that high
school coaches don’t have to
teach fundamentals,” he said.
“I want to try and make a difference in my reach.”
Sanchez agrees.
Sanchez, from Gallup, feels
that soccer doesn’t get the same
recognition in Gallup as other
sports like football, baseball
and basketball.
“We want to see soccer grow
more in the area,” Sanchez said.
“There’s a lot of opportunity,
especially when you start seeing how many youths come out
[to play].”

WHY CARE?
In a GSL video shared on
their website, John O’Sullivan,
fou nder a nd CEO of t he
Changing the Game Project
from 2012, said, “every year in
the United States, about 40 million children play youth sports,
yet 70% of those kids drop out
and quit by the time they are 13

Gallup Soccer League, head coach Alejandro Murrillo, left, and its new Vice President, Delfino Sanchez, right, hope to rebuild and improve
the league with its new vision and passion for the youths on up for the game of soccer. Photo Credit: Boderra Joe
years old.” He continued, “three
out of four children are done
with sports before high school.”
Sanchez suggested that if
the league perhaps brings the
competitiveness of the soccer
up, maybe kids would continue
to grow in soccer beyond learning the fundamentals of the
sport.
“It’s a sport that is growing
in in this country,” he said. “But
it’s not near anything like baseball, football at this point.”

MORE THAN
KICKING A BALL
There are successful leagues
in Gallup for youths in football,
basketball, baseball and softball. While the GSL is aiming to
add soccer to that list, Sanchez
added that they have broader
goals, too.
“I think if we can definitely
step in and get with the schools
and say, ‘Hey look schools, this
is what we’re trying to do, what
do you guys think about trying
to make the movement bigger
than just ‘Gallup Soccer League’

but ‘McKinley County’ wide,’”
Sanchez said.
What can the league do to
get soccer to blossom more in
the surrounding areas?
“If these kids are coming
in from Churchrock, Tohatchi,
Crownpoint, Window Rock,
why not?” Sanchez asked.
“Something has to be happening that [parents] are willing
to drive their kids out here for
practice or for a game, something is working.”
While Sanchez wants to
get more kids involved in the
league, there are barriers for
some families that go beyond a
lack of interest or a long off-season. The sport can cost time,
money and transportation to get
to and from practice or games.
There is also a registration fee
for the GSL, which includes the
jersey, socks, and a soccer ball.
“I know sometimes parents
can’t afford to get their children
in,” Sanchez said. “We are actually going to look into how we
can help some of the families
that are in need to help get their
kids in the league.”

JUST THE
BEGINNING
The season hasn’t yet begun
but Murrillo and Sanchez
already want to get a head
start on addressing questions
and concerns over the league’s
progress and goals.
“Our board is new but we’re
all looking for a lot of changes,”
Sanchez said.
He and Murillo did give an
example of some proposed
changes. The league is interested
in a new soccer complex with turf
where all the games could be
held, instead of having to bounce
from field to field in Gallup.
They are also considering
hosting a UNM Lobos soccer
camp, where players from the
Lobos team can come out and
teach youth about soccer.
“We have a lot of stuff on
our agenda,” Sanchez said. “It’s
going to take of a lot of work, a
lot of patience and time, but we
got the right people to do it.”
For more information,
visit: http://www.gallupsoccerleague.com.

Gallup Sun • Friday March 30, 2018

19

Pats blank del Norte, 10-0
MHS TAKES SECOND GAME, 5-2

By Bernie Dotson
For the Sun

T

he Miyamura Patriots
mercy-ruled the Del
Norte Knights 10-0
March 24 in the first
game of a varsity baseball double-header and went on to beat
the Knights 5-2 in the second
game of the series.
The Knights (2-9) fell victim to a no-hitter by Brandon
Vidal of the Patriots in the first
game of the double-header.
Del Norte actually didn’t get
a hit in the series until about
the third inning of the second
game.
Vidal allowed just three
runners to get on base in the
first game. Del Norte’s junior
right fielder Jacob Saavedra
and senior third baseman Cisco
Ortega were the sole Knights
who got on base. Both were
walked by Vidal and senior
Orlando Apodaca of Del Norte
was hit by a wild pitch which
allowed him to take a base.
Miyamura head coach Brian
Silva said it was sheer defense
and being in the right places at
the right times that enabled the
Patriots to come away with the
wins.
“I think our concentration
level was very good today,”
Silva said. “In the first game,
you have to give credit to
Brandon [Vidal]. Our defense
was simply ready and played
a heady and smart game. We

hit extremely well throughout
both games and that, obviously,
helped.”
In the first game, too, sophomore outfielder Lance Evans
got to base on a double in
the early innings and was hit
home by senior third baseman
Brett McFarland. Evans later
brought in junior outfielder
Jason Cordova and freshman
infielder Marc Rios on a single to right field. A little later,
senior catcher Giovanni Chioda
got a hit and ended up rounding
the bases before he was hit in
by McFarland.
I n t he s e c o nd g a me ,
Cordova scored on a hit by
freshman Lorenzo Dunsworth.
Then in the third inning,
Silva got hit by a pitch and
McFarland and Chioda hit in
two runners.
“We gave up some runs
early and we couldn’t get back
in it after that,” Del Norte head
coach Ben White said. “They
hit well and we committed a
few too many errors as well.”
The second ga me wa s
called in the sixth inning when
Dunsworth hit a double and
came home on a sacrifice fly
by sophomore second baseman
Dante Griego.
Cordova started the second game and gave up two
runs. Rios relieved Cordova in
the fourth inning. Miyamura
(7-4) plays 4A foe Shiprock
(7-8) March 30 at Patriots
stadium.
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understanding prediabetes - what it is, risk factors, and other detail s
about the condition,
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about/phd/cdb/dpcp/ndpp/
understand/.

20 Friday March 30, 2018 • Gallup Sun

Miyamura High senior catcher Gio Chioda hits a pitch in the second game of the March 24 doubleheader against Del Norte. Chioda’s hit
brought in two base runners. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura

Sophomore outfielder Lance Evans connects on a pitch in the second game of the Miyamura and Del Norte series March 24. Evans is considered one of the top baseball players in New Mexico. Photo Credit: Knifewing Segura
SPORTS

Maintenance Technician
Gallup Housing Authority
Performs a variety of maintenance and repair functions to housing units and
other facilities of the Gallup
Housing Authority.
Some
examples include: Painting;
Tape and texture walls; repair or replace sinks, toilet bowls, showers or tubs
and fixtures, doors, screen
doors, windows, electrical
lights, water heaters and
appliances and grounds
maintenance. Person must
be able to comprehend the
Work Order System currently utilized by the GHA; to
determine materials requirements, tools and equipment
needed to perform the work;
to work on site with minimal
supervision; to perform all
other duties as assigned by
supervisors. Person must be
to read, write and complete
required reports.
Person
will have to perform heavy
lifting; loading and unloading of service vehicle. Job
involves climbing, crawling, bending and reaching.
Current Driver’s license
required. Must pass background check if job offer is
made. Medical physical may
be required after job offer is
made.
Applications may be picked
up at the Main office of the
Gallup Housing Authority
located at 203 Debra Drive
in Gallup, NM 87301; or requested by email at: GHA.
main@galluphousing.com.
Applicants may apply in person or submit by email the
email address given above.
Deadline: Completed applications must be received by
Noon on Wednesday, April 4,
2018. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Gallup Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the McKinley County Board of Commissioners will hold a
regular meeting on Tuesday
April 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
Among other items the commission will: consider and
hear comments regarding the
issuance of a proclamation
declaring extreme or severe
drought conditions within the
county and imposing restrictions within the unincorporated portions of the County banning the sale and use of certain
types of fireworks; and, we
will have the first reading and
receive public comment on
the proposed ordinance No.
APR-18-002 Relating to the
Promotion of Economic Development and Commerce by
Regulation of Certain Involuntary Payments Required of
Employees in McKinley County.
This meeting will be held in
the Commissioner Chambers,
Third Floor of the McKinley County Courthouse, 207
West Hill, Gallup, New Mexico. A copy of the agenda will
be available 72 hours prior to
the meeting in the Manager’s
Office and the County Clerk’s
Office.
Auxiliary aides for the disabled are available upon request; please contact Michelle
Esquibel at (505) 722-3868 at
least 48 hours in advance of
the meeting to make any necessary arrangements.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
Done this 27th day of March,
2018
McKINLEY COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
/S/ Genevieve Jackson, Chairperson
Publication date: Gallup Sun
March 30, 2018
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERE-

BY GIVEN that the Gallup
City Council will consider the
following action at its regular
meeting to be held on Tuesday,
April 10, 2018. The meeting
will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall
located on the corner of South
Second Street and West Aztec
Avenue.
CASE #18-00700001: Appeal by Patrick Moore on
behalf of USA RV Park/John
Moore, property owner, for a
Conditional Use Permit to allow three (3) manufactured
homes on a single lot in the
Heavy Commercial District (C3B). The property is located at
2925 West Highway 66, more
particularly described as 13.8
Acs M/L in Sec. 24 & 25, T15
R19 K.O.A. Subdivision.
Auxiliary aides for the disabled are available upon request. Please contact Alfred
Abeita II, City Clerk, at (505)
863-1254, at least one (1) week
prior to the meeting or as soon
as possible in advance of the
meeting to make any necessary arrangements.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
CITY OF GALLUP, NEW MEXICO
By:
/s/ Alfred Abeita II, City
Clerk
PUBLISH:
Friday, March 30, 2018
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTCE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Gallup-McKinley County Animal
Control Authority will consider the following action at its
Regular Meeting to be held on
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018. The
Meeting will be held at 1:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers
of City Hall, 110 West Aztec
Avenue, located on the corner
of South Second Street and
West Aztec Avenue.
ITEM ONE: Annual Open
Meetings Act, Resolution #RA
2018-01
ITEM TWO: Quarterly Financial Report
ITEM THREE: FY 2019 Projected Budget
Auxiliary aides for the disabled
are available upon request.
Please contact C.B. Strain at
(505) 863-1244, at least one (1)

week prior to the meeting or
as soon as possible in advance
of the meeting to make any
necessary arrangements.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
City of Gallup, McKinley
County, New Mexico
By: /S/ Alfred Abeita, City
Clerk
PUBLISH: 30 March 2018
LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of
Gallup Planning and Zoning
Commission will consider the
following action at its regular
meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018. Item
One will go before the City
Council for final approval at its
regular meeting to be held on
April 24th, 2018. Both meetings
will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall
located on the corner of South
Second Street and West Aztec
Avenue.
ITEM ONE: CASE # 1801000001: Request by Alberto Villegas, on behalf of PMV
Real Estate Limited, property
owner, for the City of Gallup to
vacate a portion of a ten foot
(10’) public utility easement
(P.U.E.) south of the property
in order to enlarge the existing
structure. There will also be
a ten foot (10’) public utility
easement (P.U.E.) dedicated
on the northeast portion of the
property for utility use. The
property is located at 3205 Industry Drive; more particularly
described as a Tract of Land in
23 15 19, the S ½ of containing
10.59 acres M/L.
Auxiliary aides for the disabled
are available upon request.
Please contact C.B. Strain at
(505) 863-1244, at least one (1)
week prior to the meeting or
as soon as possible in advance
of the meeting to make any
necessary arrangements.
All interested parties are invited to attend.
City of Gallup, McKinley
County, New Mexico
By: /S/ Alfred Abeita, City
Clerk
PUBLISH: 30 March 2018

NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the Self-Storage Lien Act of the State of
New Mexico, Section 48-11-7,
that the following personal
property will be sold or otherwise disposed of in order
to satisfy a lien for delinquent
rent and other related charges.
The personal property is located at ADOBE SELF-STORAGE, 1708 South Second
Street, Gallup, New Mexico.
Unit Number: 103
Name and Last Known Address of Occupant:
Charlene Manuelito
P. O. Box 131
Tohatchi, NM 87325

The sale or disposition of the
above property will be held on
Tuesday, the 17th day of April,
2018, at the hour of 10:00 a.m.,
at ADOBE SELF-STORAGE,
1708 South Second Street, Gallup, New Mexico.
The property can be viewed at
9:00 a.m. the day of the sale.
The property is subject to the
Occupant redeeming the lien
prior to the sale.
This Notice is being published
once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks.
1st Publication Friday, March
30, 2018
2nd Publication Friday, April
6, 2018

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Recovery program
awarded $250,000 to
expand in New Mexico
Staff Reports

E

SPANOLA, N.M. — Hoy
Recovery Program,
Inc., an Espanolaba s ed re sident i a l
substance abuse treatment
center, was awarded $250,000
du r i ng Ja nu a r y ’s 3 0 - d ay
legislative session in Santa Fe.
“Our goal is to improve the
quality of life not only for our
residents, but for the community as a whole,” said Ambrose
Baros, Hoy Recovery Program,
Inc.’s executive director.

its agricultural therapy program, in which residents get
the opportunity to take care of
the garden where much of the
center’s food is grown.
T h i s prog r a m w i l l be
expanded with the funding
awarded, starting with traditional crops like green chile,
squash and cucumbers. In
addition, 1,000 chickens will
be purchased, and the all-natural, free-range eggs produced
will be sold through local farmers markets, egg co-ops, and
supermarkets.

EDUCATION AND
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
Inspired by Taos High
School’s vocational center, Hoy

Recovery’s education center will
also serve as a workforce development and job-skills-training
headquarters. The space will
include welding stations, a
plumbing station, and a solar
farm for those studying trades.
Center residents taking college
classes will able to study at
Hoy’s mini-campus of two classrooms, also being developed.

TRANSITIONAL
LIVING EXPANSION
Hoy Recovery Program,
Inc. clients that complete the
90-day residential treatment
program will now have the
opportunity to be referred to
the center’s new 10-bed transitional living facility, where they
can stay for up to one year.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2018
FRIDAY, March 30
COMPUTER CLASS: INTERMEDIATE
POWERPOINT
Free computer training is
available each week. Class
size is limited to 10 participants per session. No Registration required! Come and
learn! 10:30 am-12:30 pm @
Main Branch, Octavia Fellin
Public Library, 115 W. Hill
Ave. Call (505) 863-1291 or
email libtrain@gallupnm.gov
GET UP AND GAME
4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch,
200 W. Aztec Ave. Join us for
a family-friendly video games
Friday afternoon.
MAKER ZONE (ALL AGES)
2-3 pm @ Children’s Branch.
We provide the supplies and
you provide the ideas. Free.
SATURDAY, March 31
STORY TIME (AGES 2-4)
11 am @ Children’s Branch.
An active and energetic program for toddlers, featuring
music, movement, rhymes,
and stories.
SUNDAY, April 1
HAPPY EASTER!
MONDAY, April 2
TECH TIME: ONE-2-ONE TECHNOLOGY
HELP
The Octavia Fellin Public
Library is offering one-on-one
technology assistance. Bring
your personal technology devices or software questions to
one of the scheduled sessions
and our technology trainer
will help guide you through
the process. One-2-One Tech
Help is on a first come first
serve basis. For questions
call (505) 863-1291 or email
libtrain@gallupnm.gov
TUESDAY, April 3
MAKER ZONE (6 AND OLDER)
4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch.
We provide supplies, you
supply the ideas.
TECH TIME
4-5 pm @ Main Branch. The
Library will provide job assistance workshops for those
seeking employment. Call
(505) 863-1291 or libtrain@
gallupnm.gov. This week: Job
Assistance Workshops.
WEDNESDAY, April 4
STORY TIME (AGES 2-4)
10:30-11 am @ Children’s
Branch. An active and energetic program for toddlers,
featuring music, movement,
rhymes, and stories.
TECH TIME: LIBREOFFICE HELP.
3-5 pm @ Main Branch. The
Library is offering help using
our open source software.
This week: LibreOffice. Call
(505) 863-1291 or email libtrain@gallupnm.gov.
CALENDAR

APRIL FILM SERIES: SACRED PLANET
During the
month of
April, we explore the basic element
of earth in
cooking and
culture with
our Cultural-X-Change
program
at the Library. In keeping
with that earthy theme, we’ll
be showing movies every
Wednesday at 5:30 PM about
the land beneath our feet.
Free popcorn provided.
THURSDAY, April 5
TECH TIME: INTRO TO THE INTERNET
3-5 pm @ Main Branch. Free
computer training is available each week. Class size
is limited to 10 participants
per session. No registration
required.
CRAFTY KIDS (ALL AGES)
4-5 pm @ Children’s Branch.
Fun crafts for the whole
family. This week’s activity:
Tissue Roll Caterpillar.
ONGOING
CITY OF GALLUP’S SUSTAINABLE
GALLUP BOARD
Meets on the first Monday
from 3-5 pm at the Octavia
Fellin Library. When those
Mondays are holidays, the
meetings are on the following Monday. Community
members concerned about
conservation, energy, water,
recycling and other environmental issues are welcome.
Call (505) 722-0039 for information.
CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
Meets Wednesday, 6-7 pm,
at First United Methodist
Church, 1800 Redrock Dr. (in
the library). All are welcome.
COMMUNITY PANTRY
The Hope Garden offers
organic produce for sale from
10 am-noon, Tue-Fri., 1130
E. Hassler Valley Road. All
funds go to helping feed local
folks. Call (505) 726-8068 or
when visiting, ask for Vernon
Garcia.
FRIDAY NIGHT HOOTENANNY
Gallup’s longest-running live
show! Every Friday night
from 7-9 pm. Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe, 306 S. Second St.
GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY
Wednesdays are low-cost
Spay and Neuter Days, at
the Gallup-McKinley County
Humane Society. For more
information, please call (505)
863-2616, or email: gmchumanesociety@gmail.com.
Location: 1315 Hamilton Rd.
GALLUP SOLAR
Gallup Solar is hosting community conversations about
all things solar Wednesdays

CALENDAR

from 6-8 pm at 113 E. Logan.
Call: (505) 728-9246 for info
on topics and directions.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Habitat for
Humanity
yard sales
are held every Saturday,
9 am-noon
on Warehouse Lane,
weather
permitting. Volunteers wishing to serve on construction
projects may sign up there or
call (505) 722-4226.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - WORK
SESSIONS
Habitat for Humanity work
sessions held each week.
Volunteers to serve on decision making meetings or wish
to volunteer at or help fund
construction projects. Call
Bill Bright at (505) 722-4226.
MCKINLEY COUNTY HEALTH ALLIANCE
McKinley County Health
Alliance convenes on the second Wednesday of the month
from 11 am-1 pm at the New
Mexico Cancer Center across
from UNM-Gallup. Everyone
is welcome to attend and
engage in discussions about
health, education, economic,
and environmental inequities
and to help facilitate change
in those systems. Call (505)
906-2671.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
Overeaters Anonymous 12step meetings. Held every
Saturday at 10 am. The First
Methodist Church, 1800 Red
Rock Drive. Open to anybody
who has a desire to stop compulsive eating. Contact info.
(505) 307-5999, (505) 7219208, or (505) 870-1483.
RECYCLING COUNCIL
McKinley Citizens Recycling
Council is a local nonprofit
working to increase recycling
through education, community outreach, and partnership with local government
agencies. MCRC meets the
first Saturday of the month at
2 pm, at Red Mesa on Hill St.
For more information, please
call (505) 722-5142 or visit
Recylegallup.org.
RECYCLING DEPOT
The Recycling Depot will
now be open from 12-1:30 pm
on the first Saturdays of the
month. Educators and artists
are encouraged to come by
and see what’s available.
Volunteers will accept some
items, such as paper towels
and toilet paper rolls. This is
a free service of the McKinley
Citizen’s Recycling Council.
Call (505) 722-5152.
SUPPORT EARLY LANGUAGE AND
LITERACY FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS!
Gallup McKinley County
Schools is currently recruiting
pregnant women and teens

in McKinley County with
children from birth to 5 years
of age. There are no income
guidelines and services
are free to ALL community
members. Learn more about
this opportunity by contacting Bebe Sarmiento at (505)
721-1055.
SAVE THE DATE
TAIZÉ CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
A Taizé contemplative candlelight service will take place
at 4 pm, April 8 at Westminster Presbyterian Church-Gallup to provide an opportunity for silence and spiritual
refreshment. The theme of
“Awakening” – reflections on
the season of resurrection
and of Spring will be explored through music, chant,
prayer, quiet time, Scripture
and readings of various faith
traditions. Spend an hour
in prayer for the healing
of our broken world and
planet. Please join us. The
church is located at 151 State
Highway 564 (Boardman
Drive near Orleans Manor
Apartments). Contact: Kathy
Mezoff (505) 870-6136
WRITER’S WORKSHOP
April is national Poetry
month. On April 9, in anticipation of the 2nd Annual
ArtsCrawl Poetry Slam during
ArtsCrawl, the Gallup Poetry Slam will host a Writer’s
Workshop. 6:30-8:30 pm, at
ART123. Email mdeykute@
gmail.com.
GALLUP CITY COUNCIL
Special meeting 3:30 pm.
Regular meeting 6 pm. 110 W.
Aztec Ave.
CROWNPOINT PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK
April 11, 10-3 pm @ Crownpoint Hospital: Community
Health Fair; April 12, 5 pm
@ Crownpoint Middle School
Gym: Inter-Departmental
Co-Ed Basketball tourney;
April 13, 10 am @ Crownpoint Hospital: Community
Fun Walk & Run. Information:
(505) 786-6321/6240.
GALLUPARTS ANNOUNCES
ARTSCRAWL LINEUP
gallupARTS is excited to
announce the next season
of ArtsCrawl, which kicks
off on Saturday, The entire
2018 lineup is outlined below:
April 14 – Say What?!; May
12 – Pop; June 9 – Out of
Hand. July 14 – Up in the Air;
August 11 – Road Trip; September 8 – On the Wild Side;
October 13 – Sixth Sense;
November 10 – In Black &
White; and December 8 –
Let’s Have a Ball.
RMCHCS BLOOD SCREENING TESTS
On April 9-14 and 16-21, RMCHCS will provide low cost
Blood Screening Tests prior
to the Community Health
Fair. Call (505) 863-7325.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR DEMENTIA/
ALZHEIMER’S
On April 11, join the Gallup
Masonic Center for a support
group. 6:30 pm, Gallup Masonic Center, 4801 E. Historic
66 Ave.
UNM HOEDOWN CELEBRATION
Join UNM on April 13, for
the 2018 UNMG Hoedown
Celebration.
GALLUP INTERFAITH GROUP
The Gallup Interfaith
Group will meet at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, April 17 at
Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Bring food or drink
for a shared meal. All are
welcome in friendship and
community! The church
is located at 151 State
Highway 564 (Boardman
Drive - near Orleans Manor
Apartments). For more
information contact Pastor
Lorelei Kay: wpcgallup@
gmail.com or Steve Rogers (505) 870-1942.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRIEF/
BEREAVEMENT
On April 18, join the Gallup
Masonic Center for a support
group. 6:30 pm, Gallup Masonic Center, 4801 E. Historic
66 Ave. Call (505) 615-8053.